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Date: 10/31/20 16:35
Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: Super-C

  While on a trip to photograph the Arizona and California Rail Road we came across this MP 15 AC (?)  RAFX   # 1404 at Utting AZ on Hi way 72 East of Parker AZ. this switcher is lettered for RAFX. ROSE  ACRES which  is a large company that produces eggs. Great paint job and lettering.  If this was posted before sorry. Date Oct. 14  2020
  photo by Chris Marshall



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Date: 10/31/20 18:14
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: PHall

Yep, it's been posted before but no worries, it's a good shot.

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Date: 10/31/20 18:57
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: 3rdswitch

A first for me, nice catch.
JB

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Date: 10/31/20 19:35
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: BeaumontHill

Unit arrived in early December 2019.

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Date: 10/31/20 20:57
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: Valleyman

Now that’s a great shot! Technically everything about a Roster shot is included here. 3/4 nose light, handrail shadow atleast half the  height of the handrail, and nothing blocking the unit. 

Valleyman

BeaumontHill Wrote:
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> Unit arrived in early December 2019.

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Date: 10/31/20 21:33
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: TCnR

Great retirement gig for an old switch engine.
That ain't no chickensh-- paint scheme.
t4p

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Date: 11/01/20 10:45
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: PHall

The question is how long will it look this good. The intense sun out there makes things fade pretty quick.

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Date: 11/01/20 10:52
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: 5spot

Here it is in October of 2017 at Utting sidling shortly after delivery!

Steve P.

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Date: 11/01/20 11:14
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: exhaustED

PHall Wrote:
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> The question is how long will it look this good.
> The intense sun out there makes things fade pretty
> quick.

At least they painted it in the two most reflective colours.

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Date: 11/02/20 18:32
Re: Arizona Trip. Unexpected Gem in the Desert.
Author: Gonut1

Red is the most fade prone color. Looks Great!
They must be feeding a lot of laying hens to need a loco to move feed. I'm impressed. Not like Purdue in Delaware where they only feed them long enough to turn the chickens into food. Now there's a production line!
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